Black McCains Share Family's Struggles, TriumphsSenator John McCain's ancestors owned a Mississippi plantation and about 120 slaves who worked the grounds. Farai Chideya talks with Douglas Blackmon of the Wall Street Journal and Lillie McCain, a descendant of the McCain plantation workers, about how the black McCains see this election.

Senator John McCain has specific ties to America's racial legacy: His ancestors owned a Mississippi plantation and about 120 slaves who worked the grounds.

Farai Chideya talks with Douglas Blackmon — Atlanta Bureau Chief for the Wall Street Journal — and Lillie McCain, a descendant of the McCain plantation workers, about how the black McCains see this election.